Lot Essay
A pencil inscription in the box lid reads: "Broken by fall 1889"
NEAR EASTERN
A Babylonian clay cuneiform brick of Nebuchadnezzar II, with three lines of inscription, reading "Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, who provides for Esagila and Ezida, the eldest son of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon [am I]", in two pieces, in 19th Century inscribed oak box -- 13 x 5 7/8in. (33 x 14.5cm.), 604-562 B.C.
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A Babylonian clay cuneiform brick of Nebuchadnezzar II, with three lines of inscription, reading "Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, who provides for Esagila and Ezida, the eldest son of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon [am I]", in two pieces, in 19th Century inscribed oak box -- 13 x 5 7/8in. (33 x 14.5cm.), 604-562 B.C.